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the Mayor , and at the Red Lion , the house where the Odd Fellows ' Lodge is held , with appropriate mottoes and decorations . Many private arches were also erected , and there was scarcely a house but hoisted a flag , and was otherwise decorated with flowers , boughs , and devices . At eleven o ' clock , the Brethren of the Craft assembled at their Lodgeroom . Bro . Wallace was installed in the presence of nearly 100 Brethren , in due and ancient form , by Bro . Harvey , who then proceeded
to appoint and instal his officers . The business of the Lodge being over , the Brethren arranged themselves in Masonic order and proceeded to church , preceded by a band of music . The sermon was preached by the Provincial Grand Chaplain , the Rev . Bro . French , to a very large congregation . The Brethren then returned from church in the same order , and , passing round the town , joined the Body Corporate , of which many of the Masons are members : then escorted btwo
y bands , they proceeded to the entrance of the town to receive the Lord Mayor . This was at about four o ' clock , where , punctual to his time and attended by his Chaplain , the Rev . Bro . S . Marshall , his Secretary , Br . Sheriff Nichol , and J . B . Cox , Esq ., he was met , and received a most hearty welcome—his horses were unyoked from his carriage , and he was drawn by thirty blue jackets , in white ducks , and most neatly apparelledthrough the principal streets . During his progress he was
, greeted with cheering and waving of handkerchiefs by an immense assemblage : the bells ringing merrily and the guns roaring joyfully ; he then proceeded to the Hill House , the residence of Captain Ellis , R . N ., where he took up his abode . The Mayor and Corporation of Southwold were then introduced , after which Mr . Gooding , the Town Clerk , read the following address : —
" My Lord—We , the mayor , aldermen , and burgesses of the borough of Southwold , beg to express to your Lordship the sincere gratification which we , and other inhabitants of Southwold derive from your Lordship ' s visit to their ancient town . In common with all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects , we regard with just pride and pleasure the dignity and importance of the vast city over which your Lordship presides . As Englishmen , we glory in the unrivalled greatness of its commerce , the splendid privileges by which it is distinguished , the magnificence of its public institutions , its unexampled
benevolence , and the unequalled wealth , and power , and greatness which constitute it the first and noblest city in the world . " At any time , my Lord , it would be an honour and a gratification to welcome to Southwold the head of such a city as the great metropolis of her Majesty ' s dominions ; but our pleasure at the visit of your Lordship is twofold . It not only affords us an opportunity of testifying our admiration of the City of London , but also of expressing our respect , personally and individually , for one in whose hands the power and dignity which rightfully
belong to your high office are supported with unexampled splendour , magnificence , and hospitality . " Be assured , my Lord , that we , and indeed every inhabitant of Southwold , are desirous to do whatever is in our and their power to render the visit of your Lordship to their town in the highest degree agreeable to your LorJsbip . " In no place in the United Kingdom ( although at an immeasurable distance from those other cities and boroughs which have receivedor are about
, to entertain your Lordship as their honoured guest—in respect to wealth , population , and influence ) will your Lordship find more devoted loyalty to our most Gracious Sovereign , greater respect for the City of London , or more unfeigned admiration of your Lordship ' s conduct in your office of chief municipal magistrate in the kingdom .
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Provincial.
the Mayor , and at the Red Lion , the house where the Odd Fellows ' Lodge is held , with appropriate mottoes and decorations . Many private arches were also erected , and there was scarcely a house but hoisted a flag , and was otherwise decorated with flowers , boughs , and devices . At eleven o ' clock , the Brethren of the Craft assembled at their Lodgeroom . Bro . Wallace was installed in the presence of nearly 100 Brethren , in due and ancient form , by Bro . Harvey , who then proceeded
to appoint and instal his officers . The business of the Lodge being over , the Brethren arranged themselves in Masonic order and proceeded to church , preceded by a band of music . The sermon was preached by the Provincial Grand Chaplain , the Rev . Bro . French , to a very large congregation . The Brethren then returned from church in the same order , and , passing round the town , joined the Body Corporate , of which many of the Masons are members : then escorted btwo
y bands , they proceeded to the entrance of the town to receive the Lord Mayor . This was at about four o ' clock , where , punctual to his time and attended by his Chaplain , the Rev . Bro . S . Marshall , his Secretary , Br . Sheriff Nichol , and J . B . Cox , Esq ., he was met , and received a most hearty welcome—his horses were unyoked from his carriage , and he was drawn by thirty blue jackets , in white ducks , and most neatly apparelledthrough the principal streets . During his progress he was
, greeted with cheering and waving of handkerchiefs by an immense assemblage : the bells ringing merrily and the guns roaring joyfully ; he then proceeded to the Hill House , the residence of Captain Ellis , R . N ., where he took up his abode . The Mayor and Corporation of Southwold were then introduced , after which Mr . Gooding , the Town Clerk , read the following address : —
" My Lord—We , the mayor , aldermen , and burgesses of the borough of Southwold , beg to express to your Lordship the sincere gratification which we , and other inhabitants of Southwold derive from your Lordship ' s visit to their ancient town . In common with all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects , we regard with just pride and pleasure the dignity and importance of the vast city over which your Lordship presides . As Englishmen , we glory in the unrivalled greatness of its commerce , the splendid privileges by which it is distinguished , the magnificence of its public institutions , its unexampled
benevolence , and the unequalled wealth , and power , and greatness which constitute it the first and noblest city in the world . " At any time , my Lord , it would be an honour and a gratification to welcome to Southwold the head of such a city as the great metropolis of her Majesty ' s dominions ; but our pleasure at the visit of your Lordship is twofold . It not only affords us an opportunity of testifying our admiration of the City of London , but also of expressing our respect , personally and individually , for one in whose hands the power and dignity which rightfully
belong to your high office are supported with unexampled splendour , magnificence , and hospitality . " Be assured , my Lord , that we , and indeed every inhabitant of Southwold , are desirous to do whatever is in our and their power to render the visit of your Lordship to their town in the highest degree agreeable to your LorJsbip . " In no place in the United Kingdom ( although at an immeasurable distance from those other cities and boroughs which have receivedor are about
, to entertain your Lordship as their honoured guest—in respect to wealth , population , and influence ) will your Lordship find more devoted loyalty to our most Gracious Sovereign , greater respect for the City of London , or more unfeigned admiration of your Lordship ' s conduct in your office of chief municipal magistrate in the kingdom .